Ley 54 del 2008

(No. 54)

(Approved May 8, 2008)

AN ACT

To amend Section 3, add a new Section 4, and redesignate the current Section 4 as Section 5 in Act No. 142 of 2003, which directs the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to identify and update the information on the structures located in the urban zone, in Cibuco Valley, and in other lands of the Municipality of Corozal that have archaeological, historic and cultural value as a part of the cultural patrimony of this Municipality, for purposes of providing that the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall remit semiannual reports to the Legislature of Puerto Rico on the progress of the implementation of this Act and to entrust said administrative agency to submit semiannual proposals to the Commonwealth Historic Preservation Office to obtain funds that promote compliance with this Act.

STATEMENT OF MOTIVES

Act No. 142 of 2003 directs the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to identify and update the information on the structures located in the urban zone, in Cibuco Valley, and in other lands of the Municipality of Corozal that have archaeological, historic and cultural value as a part of the cultural patrimony of this Municipality. For these purposes, the Act provided that the Institute should submit to the Planning Board and the Commonwealth Historic Preservation Office the identification and update of the structures or lands in order to comply with the provisions of this Act. Provided, that the necessary funds for compliance with this Act shall be identified, requested, and consigned in the General Budget of Expenses of the Commonwealth of

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Puerto Rico, specifically in the budget consigned for the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, beginning in Fiscal Year 2003-2004, and in subsequent years.

However, almost four (4) years have elapsed as of the approval of Act No. 142, supra, and as we have been informed, the Institute has not yet been able to comply with its provisions.

Considering the aforesaid, and for purposes of ensuring the effective enforcement of the provisions of this Act, we deem reasonable to demand from the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture comprehensive and detailed reports on the progress of the implementation of this Act, until the process of identification and update of the information on the structures located in the urban zone, in Cibuco Valley, and in other lands of the Municipality of Corozal of archaeological, historic and cultural value as a part of the cultural patrimony of this Municipality is completed.

Finally, through this legislation said administrative agency is hereby entrusted to submit annual proposals to the Commonwealth Historic Preservation Office in order to obtain funds to promote compliance with this Act.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF PUERTO RICO:

Section 1.-Section 3 of Act No. 142 of 2003 is hereby amended to read as follows: "The necessary funds for compliance with this Act shall be identified, requested, and consigned in the General Budget of Expenses of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, specifically in the budget consigned for the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, beginning in fiscal year 2003-2004, and in subsequent years. The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is further entrusted to submit annual proposals

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before the Commonwealth Historic Preservation Office in order to obtain funds to promote compliance with this Act."

Section 2.-A new Section 4 is hereby added to Act No. 142 of 2003, to read as follows: "Section 4.-The Executive Director of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall remit a comprehensive and detailed semiannual report to the Legislature of Puerto Rico on the progress of the implementation of this Act, until said process is completed. Provided, that said report shall be presented through the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives."

Section 3.-The current Section 4 of Act No. 142 of 2003 is hereby redesignated as Section 5.

Section 4.-This Act shall take effect immediately after its approval.

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CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify to the Secretary of State that the following Act No. 54 (H.B. 3802) of the $7^{ ext {th }}$ Session of the $15^{ ext {th }}$ Legislature of Puerto Rico:

AN ACT to amend Section 3, add a new Section 4, and redesignate the current Section 4 as Section 5 in Act No. 142 of 2003, which directs the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to identify and update the information on the structures located in the urban zone, in Cibuco Valley, and in other lands of the Municipality of Corozal that have archaeological, historic and cultural value as a part of the cultural patrimony of this Municipality, for purposes of providing that the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall remit semiannual reports to the Legislature of Puerto Rico on the progress of the implementation of this Act and to entrust said administrative agency to submit semiannual proposals to the Commonwealth Historic Preservation Office to obtain funds that promote compliance with this Act, has been translated from Spanish to English and that the English version is correct.

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, today $13^{ ext {th }}$ of June of 2008.

Francisco J. Domenech Director

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